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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Olson, Kayloni
• Kemper, Kathi J.
• Mahan, John D.

Titel

What Factors Promote Resilience and Protect Against Burnout in First-Year Pediatric and Medicine-Pediatric Residents?

Ist Teil von

• Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 2015-07, Vol.20 (3), p.192-198

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Burnout has high costs for pediatricians and their patients. There is increasing interest in educational interventions to promote resilience and minimize burnout among pediatric trainees. This study tested a conceptual model of factors that might promote resilience and protect against burnout, and which could serve as targets for addressing burnout in pediatric residents. Questionnaires were administered in a cross-sectional survey of (n = 45) first-year pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents. A minority (40%) of residents met one or more criteria for burnout. Physician empathy and emotional intelligence were not significantly correlated with burnout or resilience. Self-compassion and mindfulness were positively associated with resilience and inversely associated with burnout. Thus many residents in this sample endorsed burnout; mindfulness and self-compassion were associated with resilience and may promote resilience and protect against burnout in these trainees. Future studies should explore the impact of training in mindfulness and self-compassion in pediatric trainees.